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TRUMP: Jordan Spieth is 'in with Tiger and Jack'

Jordan Spieth's impressive Open Championship win at Royal
Birkdale captured the attention of golf fans the world over.
After a near collapse on No.
13, Spieth recovered for one of the most remarkable runs of
golf many have ever seen, and took home the Claret Jug.

After the subject of The Open came up in the conversation, Trump
said of Spieth's mishit on the 13th, "So for a guy to go -
you know, to me, that's almost worse than, like, a triple bogey,
because - but for a guy to go through these horrible holes, hit a
bad drive like I've never seen - I mean, he was 150 yards right.
I don't know what that -."

But the president also did offer some praise for the young
champion, saying "Well, he's actually sort of - he's in with
Tiger and Jack. He's essentially even, you know, with a number of
terms and a number of majors."

After his Open Championship win, Spieth is now just a win
at the PGA Championship away from completing a career grand
slam.

Oddly enough, this is not the first time Trump and Spieth's
mutual interest in golf has caused their paths to cross. When
Spieth was just 15-years-old and competing at the U.S. Junior
Amateur Golf Championship at Trump National, Spieth recalled having
a conversation with "The Great Donald" after his
victory.

Additionally, while campaigning in
2016, Trump compared the champion to former Republican
presidential nominee Mitt Romney, saying, "That last election
should have been won, except Romney choked like a dog. He choked
… Let me tell you, Jordan Spieth choked a little bit." Trump was
quick to add, however, "But you know what? He's going to recover.
He's a great young guy and he's going to recover. Romney can't
recover from a choke."